Reviews

Kuolleena palannut by Charlie Huston

breadandmushrooms's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

bunnieslikediamonds's review against another edition

4.0

Joe Pitt is a fixer who deals with unpleasantness for money. Or blood, as he is also a Vampyre. Which by the way is hilarious, the spelling I mean, as it reminds me of the Buffy episode where Andrew is in the bathroom making a video about "Buffy, Slayer of the Vampyres". You may appreciate this edgy thriller more if you're somewhat familiar with modern vampire pop culture. It's definitely not for the vampire romantics (or "Lucys") who envision dark handsome strangers nibbling on their necks in a velvety setting. In Joe Pitt's Manhattan you're more likely to end up drained in a back alley, or infected with a zombie virus and then drained. Huston does noir well, and this is a fast, nice read.

kingrevolt's review against another edition

4.0

A Worthy Entry To The Vampire Mythos

Already Dead is the debut novel I'm the Joe Pitt chronicle, and I honestly found it to be both entertaining and really imaginative, at least by the end. My biggest complaint is with certain aspects of characterization being too on the nose, which in some ways had me rolling my eyes.

If you're looking for a good mystery book with some vampiric aspects too it, check out this book.

kaela_readsnwrites's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

horus's review against another edition

2.0

No he leido un libro en mi vida en el que al protagonista le dejen mas veces inconsciente.

cajunliterarybelle's review against another edition

4.0

This book was my first paranormal book with a male protagonist and not for any reason other than I just never found a title with a description that hooked me in the genre with a male protagonist. I enjoyed it from beginning to end. Huston created a very vivid world of vampires, zombies, and more. I started the next book the following day. Interesting and refreshingly new take on the world of vampires, even though these books have been out for some time. (I only recently discovered them.)

the_bowz's review against another edition

2.0

Toughed it out

Not the best piece of writing, but became a bit of a guilty pleasure for me to try and get through. Story wrapped up loose ends at the end. Entertaining-ish

darknightgx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A pulp like rather short novel that is easy to read. Loved the twist on the universe, would have love to see it expended on. The protagonist is flawed and feels very anchored as a self described tough guy, even playing to the tropes of it. There are very serious subject matter and some graphic description of wounds.

Added content warning it if those aren't a no go for you a solid read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual violence

shaykeretz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

megmcardle's review against another edition

4.0

Fun vampire noir, great for fans of Jim Butcher.